All right, president brandon . Clerk [roll call] president brandon next item, please. Clerk item number 6, the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Clerk item number 7 is announcements. Be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comments on each agenda item unless the Port Commission has a shorter period on any item. During the Public Comment period, they will use a phone to register their desire for Public Comment. Audio prompts will signal to dial in participants when your audio input is enabled for commenting. Please dial in when the item that you wish to comment on is announced. And note that if youre watching this meeting on sfgovtv streaming on the internet, there is a broadcasting delay. So when the item that you want to comment on is announced, dial 1 415 6550001. And then in
And officials expect the turnoff to soar in the next couple days. Early voting is underway with polling places open for people who would like to vote in person. This is uncharted territory for us. Because typically we are only open on election day. It will be interesting to see how well utilized this option is and if we will continue to offer this in future election cycles. She expects to seek record turnout this year. So far 122,000 vote by mail ballots have been project collected in marin. Sunday, a steady stream of cars was seen at the dropbox. This Election Year is more important than anything that has happened in our lifetimes. And so it was really important to make sure our voice counted. Reporter representative barbara lee is making sure every vote is cast and counted. This includes staying in contact with the post office to make sure there are no delays. Having similar senator Kamala Harris brings excitement. With senator harris on this is a remarkable historical moment here to
He believes his friends can be the change on tuesday. Im telling my friends. If you are eligible to vote, please get to the polls now. You do have the power to change the outcome of the election. Reporter the organizers from san ramon say so many things are motivating her to get out the vote. We need to speak on Climate Change west need to talk about black lives matter. Womens lights, lgbtq rights. Young people reporter the professor believes young voters could be a game changer on election night. They proved that by showing up for themileperhour elections in 2018. Were seeing the maturation of a young generation of young people who are determined to be heard. And i think part of the outcome of tuesday night is going to point to the effect of young people on voting. Reporter the march ended at the Federal Building with a rallying cry to make your voice heard. This fight does not end on november 3rd. A politician will not save us. We will save us. Reporter back live with a beautiful sho
And republican candidate scott held this seat after winning the Congressional Election in prior to serving in 2016. Congress, he represented Virginia Beach in the house of delegates. Taylor served overseas as a navy seal sniper. He received a bachelors and a masters degree in International Relations from harvard. Here to moderate the debate is National Political reporter joe st. George. He has covered National Politics for a number of years. Thank you for being here. Joe should be a fascinating hourlong discussion. My job is quite simple. Ask questions on the minds of voters as they vote. We know plenty of virginians are already voting. My second job, enforce the rules. 90 second answers, 62nd report goals report 60 second rebuttals. First, opening statements. Congresswoman luria, you won the coin toss. You get to go first. Rep. Luria thank you so much for hosting this important conversation tonight. My name is elaine luria. Im currently your representative in the virginia Second Distr
This is abc7 news. [ chanting this is what democracy looks like] many of them ready to vote for the very first time and want to make sure their voices are heard at the ballot box. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. Count them down, only two days left before the election, and the final push is on to get out the vote across the bay area. Youth voter turnout could be pivotal on tuesday. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard joins us live at San Francisco city hall where young people took to the streets today to make sure their voices are heard. Cornell . Reporter yeah, dion, they really did take to the streets of San Francisco. Many of them are firsttime voters, and they say that they know that they have the ability to make a change on tuesday. [ chanting ] reporter election day closing in fast, young voters are feeling empowered. This event called march for our future made its way through San Francisco sponsored by youth advocates for change. We are two days fro